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1 Table of Contents Page 01 Introduction Page 02 Hardware & Accessories Page 03 Drivers and Software Page 04 Settings - Windows Page 06 Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch Page 12 Settings - GIMP Page 23 Exporting GIMP Files as Image Files Page 25 Merging GIMP Files Page 26 Annotation Software - ZoomIt, Epic Pen, Microsoft Office Introduction The use of a Wacom tablet in combination with drawing or annotation software will enable one to teach from a seating position. The tablet can serve as an effective substitute for standing in front of a whiteboard. I tested both a small-size Intuos Pen and Touch and a medium-size Intuos Pro and found that the smaller size is easier to use in that it requires less arm motion and is more portable. I also found that the additional features of the Pro model do not warrant the additional cost when only using the tablet as a substitute for writing on a whiteboard. Bamboo tablets have been rebranded as "Intuos" and Intuos tablets have been rebranded as "Intuos Pro". The Pen and Touch has been replaced by the Intuos Draw/Art/Photo/Comic/3D line of tablets. While the Pen and Touch pen included a built-in eraser, the pen for the new line of Intuos Draw tablets does not. Most users do not use the built-in eraser, as switching tools for the main tip can be faster than flipping the pen. All but the Draw tablet include multi-finger touch input. I found touch input to be annoying and disabled it. If the tablet is merely being used to present hand written notes and diagrams to the classroom, I found that GIMP provides a less cluttered and therefore larger workspace than Adobe Photoshop Elements. If an instructor would rather not use GIMP, there are alternative choices available for basic screen annotation such as ZoomIt and Epic Pen, as well as tools built into Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Table of Contents / Introduction TOC 1 / 28 Gnall

2 Hardware Recommendations Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch - Small Replaced by Intuos Draw (see below) 01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Wacom Intuos Draw - Small (same performance as Pen & Touch model) CaseCrown Faux Suede Zip Sleeve Case Two pockets: a large pocket for the tablet and a small pocket for cables. i02?ie=utf8&psc=1 USB Extension Cable - A-Male to A-Female - 6 Feet Proprietary USB cable provided with the Wacom tablet is only 3 feet long. Female/dp/B001MSU1FS/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1-2&keywords=6+feet+usb+extension+cable Wacom Wireless Accessory Kit USB Extension Cable - A-Male to A-Female - 6 Inch To save wear-and-tear on the wireless receiver connector, plug the receiver into this short extension cable, and then plug the cable into the computer. Female/dp/B002KNI796/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=1-1&keywords=short+usb+extension+cable Replacement Nibs Extra nibs are stored inside the removable panel on the back of the tablet. Stroke / Flex / Hard Felt / Standard Hardware & Accessories TOC 2 / 28 Gnall

3 Hardware Drivers and Graphics Software Wacom Drivers Drivers for Wacom tablets can be installed from either the provided CDROM or from the following webpage. Download the drivers for "Intuos" and not "Bamboo, "Intuos Pro" or "Cintiq". GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program Wacom tablets ship with various brands of graphics software, but I found GIMP to be best suited for providing a relatively uncluttered work space. Some applications have too many toolbars which can't be closed. Also, some applications such as Photoshop do not allow one to turn off pressure sensitivity for pen and eraser input. Drivers & Software TOC 3 / 28 Gnall

4 Settings - Windows 7 (8 and 10 are similar) (tablet must be connected to access these settings) Pen Delay Disabling the Windows "Press and Hold" setting eliminates the pen response delay when drawing with the Wacom pen. Start Control Panel Pen and Touch Pen Options tab Press and hold Settings Uncheck "Enable press and hold for right-clicking" I prefer to disable the pen buttons as I tend to accidentally click them. Settings - Windows TOC 4 / 28 Gnall

5 Accidental Flicks Disable flicks to prevent accidental events. Settings - Windows TOC 5 / 28 Gnall

6 Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch Start Wacom Tablet Wacom Tablet Properties Some Wacom tablet properties, such as Battery and On-Screen Controls can only be applied on a global level. Other properties can be given default global settings and individual per application settings. When settings are changed at the global level, the changes do not transfer to the individual application settings. Those changes must be made separately for each individual application. To add GIMP to the application list, start GIMP and click the + button. This only needs to be done once. Battery Battery settings are global only and not per application. Check "Show wireless tablet battery status in menu bar". Set the power saving mode to 20 minutes. See page 9 Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 6 / 28 Gnall

7 Express Keys - All Other ExpressKeys settings: Point the Open/Run command to: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 7 / 28 Gnall

8 Express Keys - GIMP ExpressKeys settings: Use the following Keystroke sequences (requires editing of GIMP Keyboard Shortcuts, see pg. 24): Paintbrush p Eraser e New Window, Maximize ALT-f n ALT-o WINDOWS KEY- OR ALT-f n ALT-o Colors c NOTE: The third ExpressKey setting for GIMP enables a new GIMP image to be created directly from the Wacom tablet. A new image can also be created from the GIMP menu bar as shown on page 19 of this document. Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 8 / 28 Gnall

9 ExpressKey Display - All Other & GIMP After using an ExpressKey, a display may pop-up on the Windows desktop. Since this display usually just gets in the way, the display can be kept hidden by unchecking Show Express View. Do for both All Other and GIMP. Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 9 / 28 Gnall

10 Pen - All Other & GIMP For those who write and erase with a light touch, set the Eraser Feel and Tip Feel settings to Soft for both "All Other" and GIMP. To eliminate inadvertent pen button clicks, disable the two pen buttons. Do for both All Other and GIMP. See next page Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 10 / 28 Gnall

11 To change how the upper right-click pen button functions (if enabled): and To display the tablet battery status in the system tray: Options Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 11 / 28 Gnall

12 Mapping - All Other & GIMP To disable the expanding ring pattern which appears when touching the pen to the tablet: Uncheck "Use Windows Ink" Do for both All Other and GIMP. Settings - Wacom Intuos Pen & Touch TOC 12 / 28 Gnall

13 Settings - GIMP Pen Eraser NOTE: In order for GIMP to recognize the Wacom pen eraser, GIMP must be started with the Wacom device (pen or express key) rather than the mouse. The following changes also need to be made so that GIMP will recognize the physical Wacom pen eraser. Edit Menu Preferences Input Devices Configure Extended Input Devices Set all three modes to "Screen": Core Pointer WACOM Tablet Eraser WACOM Tablet Pressure Stylus Settings - GIMP TOC 13 / 28 Gnall

14 Default Image Size Edit Menu Preferences Default Image A width of 20,000 allows one to write continuously without having to create multiple images. The height value depends on the resolution of the computer monitor. The following recommended height settings should create a canvas which will fill the full screen height (with the Windows taskbar displayed, hiding the taskbar provides an additional ~30 pixels of vertical height). Two values are given: with and with-out rulers displayed. (See the next page for ruler settings.) W / W-O OS C131/C139 Instructor Station: 1280x1024 Laptop connected via VGA: 1024x / 905 W7 630 / 650 W8 14" 1920 X / 960 W8 24" 1920 X / 1080 W8 27" 2560 X / 1310 W8 Settings - GIMP TOC 14 / 28 Gnall

15 Hide / Show Rulers Edit Menu Preferences Appearance (This setting can also be toggled from the View menu.) Settings - GIMP TOC 15 / 28 Gnall

16 Maximum New Image Size Edit Menu Preferences Environment Depending on how large the default image size was set to (see previous pages), the amount of memory allocated to the image may need to be increased from the default value of 128 MB. The number of processors to use depends on how cores your CPU has and whether it supports hyperthreading. Settings - GIMP TOC 16 / 28 Gnall

17 Zoom & Resize Image Behavior New images usually open with a default zoom level of less than 100%. The zoom level can be manually reset to 100% via either the GIMP view menu or via a Wacom tablet ExpressKey: GIMP: View Menu Zoom Wacom Tablet ExpressKey: In the "Wacom Settings for GIMP" section of this document, the second ExpressKey should be configured to set the zoom level to 100% GIMP can be configured to automatically open an image at 100% zoom level. With the 1:1 setting selected, the GIMP window will be automatically sized to accommodate a new image at 100% zoom level: Settings - GIMP TOC 17 / 28 Gnall

18 Space Bar Gimp has three "While space bar is pressed" settings: No action Pan view Switch to Move Tool To avoid accidentally moving the image when using the keyboard in combination with the tablet pen, it is best to use the "No action" setting. Settings - GIMP TOC 18 / 28 Gnall

19 Create a new blank canvas Using the Wacom ExpressKeys is usually the fastest way to create a new blank drawing canvas (see page 8 of this document). A new canvas can also be created directly from the GIMP menu bar: File Menu New A width of 20,000 allows one to write continuously without having to create multiple images. The height value depends on the screen resolution of the computer monitor. For the instructor stations in C131/C139, a height of 905 will provide a canvas which fills the screen (assuming rulers are hidden). For a laptop connected via VGA, a height of 650 works well. OK View Zoom 100% Maximize the GIMP window Settings - GIMP TOC 19 / 28 Gnall

20 Toolbox Open the toolbox: Tools Toolbox OR CTRL-B Dock or undock the toolbox: Windows Single-Window Mode Configure the toolbox: Edit Preferences Toolbox Various tools can be added to or removed from the toolbox. Tools can be rearranged within the toolbox. Settings - GIMP TOC 20 / 28 Gnall

21 Configure Tool Options: Edit Menu Preferences Tool Options Check "Save tool options on exit" so that your favorite tool settings are automatically selected the next time you start Gimp. Uncheck "Brush", "Dynamics", "Pattern" and "Gradient" so that various tools can have individualized settings. Settings - GIMP TOC 21 / 28 Gnall

22 Tool Radius, Pressure Sensitivity and Line Smoothness Double-click for tool options. Hardness value of 100 gives a solid line with sharp edges. A radius of 1, 1.5 or 2 works best for drawing tools. Dynamics controls pressure sensitivity. Smooth stroke provides anti-aliasing, but creates a gap between the cursor and the drawn line. Various radii can be saved for the Eraser tool (and other tools). Settings - GIMP TOC 22 / 28 Gnall

23 Tool Color Single-click for tool color. Settings - GIMP TOC 23 / 28 Gnall

24 Keyboard Shortcuts Edit Menu Keyboard Shortcuts Tools Eraser E Paintbrush P Dialogs Colors C Settings - GIMP TOC 24 / 28 Gnall

25 Exporting GIMP Files as Image Files GIMP.xcf files can be exported to other file formats (.gif,.png, ) which can then be read by programs other than GIMP. Begin by cropping the image and removing extraneous white space: Image Menu Autocrop Image Exporting Image Files TOC 25 / 28 Gnall

26 To export the image as a GIF file: File Menu Export As Select File Type (By Extension) Select the file type Enter a file name Export Export Exporting Image Files TOC 26 / 28 Gnall

27 Merging GIMP Files To add the contents of one GIMP file to another, one should crop the second image before adding it to the first image. Consider two GIMP files: Crop the image in the second file: Image Menu Autocrop Image Copy the cropped image (CTRL-C) and paste it into the first image (CTRL-V): Select the positioning or cropping tool: Re-position the pasted image. After re-positioning, click outside the pasted image to deselect it. Merging GIMP Image Files TOC 27 / 28 Gnall

28 Annotation Software ZoomIt Easy to access via keyboard shortcuts and allows one to quickly annotate whatever is displayed on the desktop, but freezes windows in place. Epic Pen Graphic/Graphic-Others/Epic-Pen.shtml Similar to ZoomIt, allows one to quickly annotate whatever is displayed on the desktop. More flexible than ZoomIt in that is allows selective erasing and the desktop to be manipulated without erasing the annotations. CTRL-2 Cursor CTRL-3 Pencil CTRL-4 Highlighter CTRL-5 Eraser CTRL-6 Erase All Microsoft Word Microsoft Word (and PowerPoint) has its own built in annotation tools. Review Start Inking Alternate Annotation Software TOC 28 / 28 Gnall